Family Finance The Law Commissioner is to examine financial settlements in divorce proceedings. The Law Commissioner, Elizabeth Cooke, has highlighted two areas of concern; the extent to which one party […]
Employment Law From 6 April 2012 a party bringing an employment tribunal claim can be ordered to pay a deposit of £1000. Prior to this date, if a judge felt […]
Family Finance In the case of Fisher Meredith v JH and PH [2012], a wife’s solicitors appealed against a wasted costs order made against them. In this case a final […]
We recognise, particularly in times of recession, that many find it difficult to fund their case because they are unable to access assets until a settlement is reached. As a […]
Business The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that claims by TripAdvisor that it’s reviews are genuine are misleading. The TripAdvisor website contains reviews by travellers which the website claims […]
Family Law Plans to reduce the legal aid budget by £350 million have suffered defeat in the House of Lords. The proposal to reduce the support available to victims of […]
Employment Amendments to the Employment Rights Act 1996 came in to force on 6 April 2012. Under the Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) […]
Family Finance In the case of G v G [2012], The Family Division made an order for periodical payments in favour of the wife by also taking into account her […]
Employment In the case of Towry EJ v Bennett, Raymond James Investment Services and others [2012], The High Court ruled that ex-employees had not solicited customers from their previous employers. […]
Family Finance In the case of Edgerton v Edgerton and another [2012], The Court of Appeal allowed an appeal by a husband in respect of ancillary relief proceedings and orders […]
Employment In the case of Crawford and another v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust [2012], The Court of Appeal ruled that there were flaws in a disciplinary process which led […]
Family and Children The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has announced a change in the law to stop social workers preventing white families adopting children from other ethnicities. The government issued […]
